Latin American Herald Tribune: Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania LA PAZ – In the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries used music to win the hearts and minds of Bolivian indigenous people, creating a musical tradition that has now been recovered by the Municipal Orchestra of San Jose Chiquitos and the Spanish ensemble MUSIca ALcheMIca. The…
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XII Chiquitos Missions Baroque Music Festival begins!
El Deber reports: The Chiquitos Misiones Music Festival begins On the first day, 11 concerts were held at the headquarters of the Chiquitania and in the capital of Santa Cruz. The XII version of the Misiones de Chiquitos Music Festival was launched with 11 concerts in nine of the venues. The Choir and the Orchestra…
Yecid Benavides’ romantic comedy is the highest grossing film in Bolivia
Ivan Lopez post at Florida International University News: Alumnus’ romantic comedy highest grossing film in Bolivia Theatre alumnus Yecid Benavides Jr. ’05 will be returning to his alma mater on Saturday, Feb. 3, to screen his feature-length romantic comedy, Engaño a Primera Vista, at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Benavides produced, wrote, directed and starred in the…
Spain Helps Restore Another Part of Bolivia’s National Museum of Art
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: It is absolutely refreshing to see that Spain continues to give support to our country. Bolivia is mestizo in essence and by a large proportion of our population. We are proud of our heritage. We embrace western civilization/culture, are in a majority Christian by choice and as such, we need to preserve…
Bolivian artist, Mamani Mamani painted cross to receive the Pope in Chile
El Diario reports: Mamani Mamani painted cross to receive the Pope in Chile The Bolivian artist Roberto Mamani Mamani took his art to Chile to receive Pope Francis. He painted one of the three “Crosses of Virtues” that welcomed the Supreme Pontiff to his arrival in Santiago. Mamani Mamani, in an interview with EL…
It’s okay to know they like our folklore, but please do NOT SAY is yours!
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: It is undeniable how colorful, joyful and magnificent is Bolivian Folklore! So, there is no wonder that the temptation to display it in Peru and Chile is great, that by doing so they even damage their own folklore, as if they had none… Current government is pure demagogue, they portrait themselves as…
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